The Intelligent Enterprise Blog

For Greater Product Performance Visibility and Improved Sales & Demand … Read More »

A recent Deloitte survey found that 51% of CEOs consider … Read More »

Management’s ability to consistently make timely and accurate business decisions—at … Read More »

Performance tracking using metrics and KPIs can often be perplexing … Read More »

In an era where data is the new oil, businesses … Read More »

Across the globe, manufacturing businesses are navigating economic uncertainties with … Read More »

Data stands as the cornerstone of the global economy, offering … Read More »

Today’s business applications are capturing, processing, and storing unprecedented volumes … Read More »

In today’s data-driven business environment where the volume of business … Read More »

The right business intelligence and reporting software can significantly enhance … Read More »

Thinking about replacing your current ERP system with a new, … Read More »

As the volume of data and requirements for gaining access … Read More »

The practice of “cascading” KPIs aligns strategic objectives with business … Read More »

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have traditionally been slow to … Read More »

KPIs are essential in S&OP as they provide a quantitative … Read More »

In today’s business landscape marked by supplier shortages, demand fluctuations, … Read More »

While clearly important in today’s constantly changing business environment, so … Read More »

The balanced scorecard is a powerful tool for helping companies … Read More »

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a consensus-based communications process … Read More »

Having a strong Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy ensures … Read More »

In today’s post-COVID era, emerging risks will continue to impact … Read More »

A core element of digital transformation is the ability of … Read More »

Collaboration between Sales and Operations professionals in the demand planning … Read More »

As a financial executive or warehouse manager, you no doubt … Read More »

While Fostering a Continuous Reporting Environment for Users If you … Read More »

Supply chain challenges stemming from the pandemic and other global … Read More »

Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the … Read More »

Accurate data that can be analyzed on its own and … Read More »

Spreadsheet apps like Microsoft Excel are very capable tools for … Read More »

In today’s dynamic business environment, a well-designed sales analytics program … Read More »

Inventory can be a manufacturer’s most important asset. Too little … Read More »

The past few years have created a lasting impact on … Read More »

Controlling and optimizing the production process while keeping maintenance costs … Read More »

CFOs are under pressure. They need to be able to … Read More »

There’s no doubt. Power BI is powerful. It’s highly visual. … Read More »

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – … Read More »

As a provider of business intelligence and reporting solutions, Silvon … Read More »

Recently, Walmart upped its requirement for the on-time, in-full (OTIF) … Read More »

There’s a lot of interest in data visualization tools like … Read More »

Companies that focus on strategic sourcing can generate substantial economic … Read More »

For businesses that use dashboards and other types of analytics … Read More »

It’s true that a business’s success depends on accurate, fact-based … Read More »

Analytics can help wholesale distributors maximize profits, but it isn’t … Read More »

It’s true that inventory management is a challenge for both … Read More »

When companies begin to struggle financially and decide to institute a restructuring … Read More »

Ensuring that your sales and supply chain teams are in … Read More »

One of the biggest benefits that analytics can have on … Read More »

Almost any company that has a business intelligence application uses that … Read More »

A Demand Forecasting system lives and dies by how well … Read More »

In the 30 years that my company has been in … Read More »

All BI managers want their users to adopt and benefit … Read More »

Recent benchmark surveys of C-level executives at manufacturing businesses indicate … Read More »

In my two most recent blog posts on Key Performance … Read More »

While statistical demand forecasting provides a more sophisticated method of … Read More »

Defining effective Key Performance Indicators (or KPIs) that are optimal … Read More »

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) provide an organization with a high-level … Read More »

Operational dashboards are used to monitor all aspects of the … Read More »

Data quality is one of the biggest challenges that enterprises … Read More »

One of our sales reps recently asked the IT director of … Read More »

While business intelligence tries to make sense of all the … Read More »

The way that companies use dashboards varies greatly from business … Read More »

Today’s business user expects immediate access to their data for … Read More »

Providing BI for all types of users is critical, especially … Read More »

In part one of this series we took a look … Read More »

This is part one of a two-part series. Even though … Read More »

The attitude of manufacturers has changed over time for many … Read More »

According to the Gartner Group, a Business Intelligence Competency Center … Read More »

Learn how to manage the performance of the BI environment … Read More »

While working with a customer on one of our latest … Read More »

In my role as a business intelligence software marketer, I … Read More »

To stay competitive, organizations need Business Intelligence (or accurate, actionable … Read More »

Category Management is a function that helps suppliers develop a … Read More »

  After years and thousands of deployments, it’s time to … Read More »

Have you investigated ways to improve your company’s operational performance … Read More »

Here are some cost reduction tips to help offset the … Read More »

So much has been written about the promise of business … Read More »

There is an old cliché that says “If you can’t … Read More »

6 Ways That Manufacturers Can Exploit Business Metrics To Maintain … Read More »

All of us at times have extended the use of … Read More »

As the benefits of performance measurement become more broadly known, … Read More »

Agility (or the ability to move quickly and easily) is … Read More »

Implementing a business intelligence (BI) solution can be a game … Read More »

Optimization is defined as making the “best” of anything. The … Read More »

There are 2 and ½ good reasons to gain input … Read More »

Embarking on a demand forecasting project is usually a somewhat … Read More »

Putting a new forecasting system in place usually meets with … Read More »

Big data and corporate data warehouses have been expanding exponentially … Read More »

The financial health of an enterprise today is directly dependent … Read More »

Inventory is one of the largest assets on the balance … Read More »

There is an increasing emphasis on leveraging operational analytics throughout … Read More »

In Part 1 of “Setting Sail with Sales & Operations … Read More »

A number of business challenges are driving more and more … Read More »

  Companies use flash reports to see how the business … Read More »

Marketing professionals are finding more and more creative ways to … Read More »

Estimating the Return-On-Investment (ROI) for a new demand forecasting system can … Read More »

The volume and complexity of sales information that resides in … Read More »

From a manufacturer’s perspective, the effectiveness of relationships with suppliers … Read More »

In a recent study of more than 400 IT organizations … Read More »

Employee absence is expensive.  It’s an area that’s not often … Read More »

How dashboards can help you gain greater visibility into corporate … Read More »

Managing the Supply Chain dynamics that exist in many companies … Read More »

Scorecards are a key component of a performance management initiative, … Read More »

The value of Supply Chain metrics depends on your Supply Chain objectives … Read More »

With everyone jumping on the Big Data bandwagon, business intelligence … Read More »

In today’s manufacturing enterprise, executives and line of business managers … Read More »

For many US manufacturers, the business landscape has changed dramatically … Read More »

Recent studies show that the ability to produce hard cost … Read More »

Many organizations use business intelligence technologies to drive their businesses … Read More »

With today’s business intelligence dashboards, end users in every department … Read More »

Business intelligence (BI) is a high priority for many organizations. … Read More »

As part of a business intelligence system, predictive analytics process … Read More »

In order to optimize vendor relationships and ultimately cut spending, … Read More »

Cross-sell / up-sell programs are a key tactic for growing … Read More »

As a business intelligence software provider, Silvon is always looking … Read More »

Most companies that make the decision to move to an … Read More »

Phased deployment is a strategy that favors an incremental approach … Read More »

Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is a critical concept for virtually … Read More »

Managing an effective demand planning process is challenging even in … Read More »

Whether it’s “simply” the data that gets generated by the … Read More »

The debate between building a business intelligence system from the … Read More »

Can you answer these three questions about your customer base … Read More »

In an increasingly competitive market space, retailers need to know … Read More »

Every major company decision, from financial planning to project execution, … Read More »

Manufacturing businesses are constantly driving for better performance in multiple … Read More »

In my last post I discussed getting your plan into … Read More »

If your dashboard tells you that sales are down, but … Read More »

Demand planning in the intelligent enterprise requires the “right tool … Read More »

New sales channels powered by the Internet, build-to-order scenarios, increased … Read More »

The benefits of a successful business intelligence initiative are hard … Read More »

A significant cost to many manufacturing and distribution organizations is … Read More »

Embarking on a Business Intelligence project can be intimidating.  For … Read More »

Many companies, but particularly manufacturers, are removed from their end-users … Read More »

Organizations today are spending as much as 60 percent of … Read More »

The operational side on the intelligent enterprise is driven by … Read More »

To plan or not to plan … this is not … Read More »

Today, the availability of econometric, demographic, lifestyle and psychographic data, … Read More »

Manufacturers today are facing more complex business challenges than ever … Read More »

Getting a 360-degree view of their supply chain is critical … Read More »

The concept of self-service business intelligence has been around for … Read More »

Manufacturers and distributors often begin a spend management initiative by … Read More »

In my earlier post on Flexible Information Delivery (or FID), … Read More »

A key factor of supply chain vendor management is collaboration … Read More »

Do you know how effective your company’s sales efforts are?  … Read More »

In any business intelligence system there are ultimately two objectives, … Read More »

In order to run a lean and agile supply chain, … Read More »

What does intelligence in the enterprise imply?  If we think … Read More »

The long-term success of the sales organization largely depends on … Read More »

The amount of data that a manufacturing company can collect … Read More »

A major challenge facing manufacturers and distributors today is the … Read More »

It’s our pleasure to launch this informational resource to Sales, … Read More »